(Young Adult Fiction - Y Mafi)
In the wake of 9/11, Shadi, a child of Muslim immigrants, tries to navigate her crumbling world in silence, until finally, everything changes. Her brother is dead, her father is dying, her mother is falling apart, and her best friend has dropped out of her life. Shadi devours her own pain—retreating farther inside herself—until finally, one day, she explodes.